黔西北和黔南草场鼠类区系的调查研究A Preliminary Study on Rat Fauna in Two Areas of Guizhou Province

本文对黔西北威宁灼圃草场、毕节金银山畜牧场和黔南独山草种场进行了鼠类区系调查研究。共获鼠种13种,隶属啮齿目2科5属,总结了区系特点。A preliminary survey on rat fauna was carried out in 1988, 1989, and 1991 at grazing lands of Weiling and Bihie county in northwest and Dushan county in southern part of Guizhou province. These grazing lands are at different altitudes. Altogether 12 species of Muridae belonging to 4 genera and 1 species of Arvicolidae falling in genus were captured. Among them, Mus caroli was a new record in this province and, Apodemus chevrieri was a cosniopolitan. The latter bccurs in all of the three grazing lands. Murid rodent communities could be categorized into 3 ecological types according to their distribution and habitats.